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Where does “rotativiste” come from?

rotativiste (French) comes from French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

rotativiste (French): rotary press operator

Definitions

  1. rotary press operator

Ancestry of “rotativiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-iste-ist; -istic
2Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
3Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
4Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
5Proto-Hellenic-tās—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →